Weekly Recap, Feb. 9

ENLIGHTENMENT NOW: THE CASE FOR REASON, SCIENCE, HUMANISM, AND PROGRESS, by Steven Pinker

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   About the Author Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He has won numerous prizes for teaching and research and has written…

ENLIGHTENMENT NOW: THE CASE FOR REASON, SCIENCE, HUMANISM, AND PROGRESS, by Steven Pinker

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Steve West   Steven Pinker is one of the world’s leading intellectuals and secular humanists. Unlike some of the New Atheists, his tone tends to be less stridently offensive and his…

THE MENTORING CHURCH: HOW PASTORS AND CONGREGATIONS CULTIVATE LEADERS, by Phil A. Newton

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Micah McCormick   There is a lot of discussion these days about church leadership. On the one hand, that’s a good thing. The Bible speaks about the significance and influence of…

EVERYTHING A CHILD SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GOD, by Kenneth N. Taylor

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Kristin Stiles   Everything a Child Should Know About God. That is a rather impressive claim and a daunting undertaking. Kenneth Taylor has done an admirable job in assembling a book…

Book Notice: TRUE FRIENDSHIP, by Vaughan Roberts

A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance By Fred Zaspel   Well-known biblical studies author Vaughan Roberts here turns his attention to the intensely personal and practical subject of friendship – the need of friendship, what genuine friendship…

Book Notice: 2 SAMUEL (REFORMED EXPOSITORY COMMENTARY), by Richard D. Phillips

A Brief Book Notice from Books at a Glance   Blessed through God’s anointing, King David binds together a broken nation and gives his people victory—until, distracted, he is overcome by sin. The sword of God’s judgment then falls on…